title: Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor in women after bariatric surgery: a pilot study.
abstract: Eighteen morbidly obese women had plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) measured before bariatric surgery and 3 months postoperatively. We analyzed plasma BDNF levels in all the participants then subdivided according to menopausal status and type of surgery. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor decreased significantly in all the participants and in the premenopausal group when looked at in isolation.
authors.affiliation: Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. zom00@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zaher O
authors.initials: ZO
authors.lastname: Merhi
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minkoff
authors.forename: Geralyn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Lambert-Messerlian
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Macura
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Seifer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019208:Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor